Chapter-28 Metabolism of Xenobiotics (Detoxification)
BOOK TITLE: Essentials of Biochemistry (for Medical Students)
Author
1. B Shivananda Nayak
ISBN
9789352500024
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18491_29
Edition
3/e
Publishing Year
2016
Pages
5
Author Affiliations
1.
University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies; Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
Chapter keywords
Xenobiotics,
detoxification,
metabolism,
phase I detoxification,
aldehyde,
amines,
oxidation,
reduction,
hydrolysis,
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate,
NADPH,
acetylation,
phase II detoxification,
glucuronidation